Charlotte Ritchie in British Dark Comedy Thriller ‘Hostages’ Full Trailer

by Alex Billington
November 26, 2025
Source: YouTube

“Well it can’t get much worse, can it?” Signature Ent. has debuted the official trailer for a crazy new dark comedy from the UK titled Hostages, made by filmmaker Jim Owen. This initially premiered at the 2025 Manchester Film Festival earlier this year and it’s on VOD (though only in the UK) this December. It is a social commentary dark comedy set around a scary incident. After a terrifying explosion in a London hotel, three strangers escape together and hide out in a room. Hostages is a comedy about the 24hr news cycle, “experts”, and whether or not social media is more important than people’s lives. (It is.) A British comedy thriller about 5 people caught in an unfolding terrorism situation. The indie film stars Charlotte Ritchie, Tanya Moodie, Nicholas Asbury, Raj Ghatak, Luke McQueen, Nick Helm, Rachel Stubbings, Jack Barry, Georgie Jones, and Simon McCoy. With music from James Righton of the Klaxons. This reminds me of that other social media film with a similar plot Not Okay a few years ago. Have a look below.

Here’s the official UK trailer (+ poster) for Jim Owen’s dark comedy film Hostages, direct from YouTube:

A British comedy thriller about five people caught in an unfolding terrorism situation. After a terrifying explosion in a hotel in London, three strangers escape together and hide out in a room. Hostages is a fresh take on the 24hr news cycle and whether or not social media is more important than people’s lives. Hostages is written and directed by British writer / filmmaker Jim Owen, director of Sketchland TV movie and “Hailmakers” series previously. Produced by Ben Gallop. This first premiered at the 2025 Manchester Film Festival earlier this year. Signature Ent. will debut Jim Owen’s Hostages direct-to-VOD in the UK only to watch at home starting December 22nd, 2025. No US release is set yet – stay tuned. Anyone curious?

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